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Mulberry Man Arrested After Standoff

A standoff that started Monday night and ended Tuesday morning at a Mulberry residence resulted in the arrest of a man accused of assault.

Brady McCollum, 41, was arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault and first-degree terroristic threatening, according to an official with the Crawford County Detention Center.

McCollum surrendered to Mulberry police and Crawford County deputies after a standoff that began at a residence in the 800 block of Jackson Avenue at around 11 p.m. Monday and ended around 11 a.m. Tuesday, according to Mulberry Mayor Gary Baxter. Baxter was at the scene with Mulberry Police Chief Shannon Gregory and several officers who evacuated residences near the site of the standoff.

“The reason it was a serious (situation) was because when (McCollum) and his girlfriend were having an argument, he fired a shot into her car tire because she was wanting to leave,” Baxter said.

After McCollum’s girlfriend called police, McCollum fled into the residence and locked himself in.

“Because there was a weapon involved, and police did not know what he had in the house and since he would not come out of the house, (law enforcement officers) proceeded with due caution,” Baxter said.

Police communicated with McCollum by cellphone and also called to him through a bullhorn, McCollum said.

“It was very professionally handled by law enforcement,” Baxter said. “They communicated with him at various times throughout the night.”